CORRECTION: We mistakenly reported last week (Sport, March 13, 14) that a
“Dream Football League” competition was being planned in Qatar. As the Times
football editor, Tony
Evans, explains in his column (The Game, page 4), we now accept that
this is not the case, and we apologise for the erroneous reports.

Q& A

Who would be invited?

According to the initial proposals, 24 clubs — 16 on a permanent basis and
eight on an invitational basis. As for which clubs, Paris Saint-Germain,
owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, are prime movers behind the
project, but Dream Football League (DFL) expect